Flowers Workshop - end Part I

 Hello dear reader -

If you recently read my June newsletter and are popping over here 

to see these last flower paintings from the workshop I was in, welcome! And if you

always check this blog and many times there is nothing new,

but now there is, welcome to you too! 

[By the way, if you ever just want to read/see what I have been up to in my studio - just click on the menu line that says Studio Journal, on my website ... you don't have to "join or follow" like it says in the sidebar on this page.]

This is the still life bouquet I was
looking at to paint this next exercise. The progress shots are below.

Pink Rose (I need to think of a title)
still life
oil on Masonite
12" x 7 3/4" 

bouquet & painting side by side

For my last Flowers Part I painting exercise, 

I had a few Alstroemeria stalks that were still in 

good shape so I popped them into one

of my favorite vases.

The following show the photo of what I was painting and the progression.

I used a piece of watercolor paper that
 I had previously coated with a turquoise-y acrylic paint as an underlayer 

On Their Way Out
(but still beautiful)
Still Life
Acrylic & oil on Watercolor paper
10" x 7" 

painting and bouquet

Ok, that is it for Flowers workshop Part I. 

Thanks for reading!

I will be blogging about the second Flowers workshop (Part II) 

from Jordan Wolfson,

and the other challenge paintings that our group has made.

If you haven't yet, I'd love for you to take a peek at My Website!

Happy Painting!

Teri

6th Challenge Painting - Collaboration!

 

Hi Studio Journal readers!
Today I am writing about our 6th painting challenge. For those of you who saw the Juneau/Douglas City Museum December 2024 exhibit, you might be interested in seeing how these paintings came together.

Challenge #6 parameters (chosen out of a hat with 18 ideas)

1 - Blind contour* drawing to begin painting 

2 - Collaborate with another member of our group and paint your work halfway through. Integrate your contributions so the original work can still be glimpsed.

3 - Rediscover an old successful painting or your own with the new parameters

First person responsibilities:

After contour drawing, paint all of the big shapes of the painting. 

Within each shape, paint 50% of it,

to what you consider to be “completed”.

Leave the rest to the next artist.

Timi’s to Teri

Teri’s to Patrick

Patrick’s to Timi

So, I hope that is clear for those who 

want to imagine what we did.

Here are the series of photos showing, first, my process 

for finishing the painting that Timi gave me to work on.

(Remember, she did the blind contour, 

from one of her own paintings, then painted it 50% of the way.)

The way Timi's painting looked when I took possession.

 
 

I got to work. I saw a cat.

Ok, here I was getting close, but realized that cats' legs 

do not bend like that! ... so we had our cat 

Haze Gray, model cat anatomy!

Big Hat, Big Cat  (sold)
oil on canvas
18 1/2" x 14 1/2"
by Timi Johnson
&
Teri Gardner Robus

Here is the original painting from which 

Timi based her blind drawing and her half-way painting.

Next, if your patience is still holding, here are the photos of how my painting

progressed and how Patrick finished it.

my blind contour drawing

This is my 50% finished - I handed it off to Patrick

Pear-fect Day
oil on panel
15" x 15"
by Teri Gardner Robus
&
Patrick Ripp

and my original painting:

Perfect Fit
collage & oil on wood panel
12" x 12"
(available)

And last collaboration - Patrick & Timi collab.

This is his halfway through painting; handed on to Timi:

Finished painting by Timi 

Oils of Provence Reimagined
acrylic and oil on primed Dacron
24" x 24"
by Patrick Ripp
&
Timi Johnson

Here is Patrick's original painting.

This was a challenging challenge ... aren't they all? 

Thank you for reading and check back for more posts about 

our challenge paintings.

Here's a link to my website.

Thank you for your support!

happy painting/viewing/collecting!

Teri

*Blind contour drawing is a drawing exercise, when an artist draws the contour of a subject 
without looking at the paper that they are drawing  on. 

Challenge #4 - a fun one!

Dear Readers,

Our challenge #4 parameters:

1. Round canvas (integrated round shape)
2. Jackson Pollock drip painting abstract
* Any palette *
3. Stay an arm's length away from painting your still life or landscape

(remember you can click on any of these photos to enlarge) 

The picture above was taken either by my brother or my cousin 

who were both interested in photography

at the time (1971-72?).

I had already done a studio painting from it.

My first thought was to use a magnifying glass

 to warp the image.

sketch through magnifying glass,
my eyes went a little wonky after that

My round canvas was a Masonite panel that Matt cut for me.

You can see how big it is here - 22 5/8" diameter.

To set it up on my easel, Matt also made a "sub-cradle"

I had to make a sign!

Below are Patrick and Timi's paintings.

3M Tondo Under Glass
Ink, acrylic & oil on Masonite
22 5/8 inches diameter

Ok, so that was our Challenge #4, that we began around December 2021.

Thanks for checking it out and be sure to check back to my Studio Journal for more

in-depth notes about our other challenges, and miscellaneous offerings.

Happy Painting!

🎨

Teri

Repost of our 3 Body Problem Challenge #2

Hello Studio Journal readers,

 I posted this in November 2021, before we had even thought

about applying for an exhibit at the Juneau-Douglas City Museum.

It was our second challenge.

Enjoy!

 Hi everyone. Have you done challenges with your painting practice? 

It forces you to think & react differently from your

"normal" way of painting.

Recently I did this one with these strict parameters:

Finger painting - no brushes, no knives

Palette:

Yellow Ochre

Burnt Sienna 

Cadmium Red Medium

Payne's Gray

Viridian

NO white (none showing from the canvas nor used)

Self Portrait

I chose to use a mirror to paint myself.

I covered the canvas with a layer of yellow ochre. Yes, just using my hands.

These were some of the color combo's using the palette.

This is the beginning 👆 ... i forgot to take any mid-way pics.

Red Lipstick (A trope of femininity)  oil on "canvas" paper   16 x 12

I would love to hear if you have tried

a challenge.

What were your parameters?

How did it go?

Stay safe and happy painting!

PS i am steadily adding more paintings to:

TeriRobusStudio

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and I will send out some news every month or two.

🎨

Teri

Repost - Challenge #5 (3 Body Problem exhibit)

 

Hi all - this is a re-posting of my talk about our Challenge #5 painting,

 originally published at the end of the year 2022 - enjoy!

Below is a photo of what I chose as an interior -

our 1st parameter. I did not use the photo as reference. 

My easel is set up in the room.

Painting by Egon Schiele - he may have used a pointed

something (pencil? end of his brush?) to incise the ripples in the water,

and the lines on the boat. 

Our 3rd parameter. 

My incised lines are on the pillow shams and the lampshade.

My sketch - done at my easel 

in the bedroom

First sketch - realized perspective was wrong ...

Following our parameter #2, I found some collage pictures

that I thought had to do with what I wanted to

convey ... dreamlike, with apparitions sitting around, 

 bed linens, wall color, lamp and night sky.

The addition of the cat snagging the comforter

was just out of the blue ...

My cohort's paintings:

Timi Johnson

Timi simplified the corner of her home

 where a coatrack stood. She used papers from her Italy trip,

and gorgeous colors.

Patrick Ripp

Patrick used a vintage style photo for the woman with the grapes,

his own photos of his (late) kitties, 

AND photos of Timi and my original paintings! I love the chaise's impasto,

and his wall brush marks and color.

I thought their paintings were terrific!

Here is mine.

Little Dipper Dreaming 
Collage and oil on Multimedia Artboard
mounted on a 1/4" birch panel, with a 3/4" cradle
11 x 14 inches

This challenge was both difficult and fun.

It was hard to figure out my composition, 

then how to incorporate the collage items ...

but I loved finding the cat to add to the bottom left corner, 

did you find it immediately or after looking for awhile?

Lastly, we painted a still life 

before having our challenge reveal.

Holiday style!

Our next challenge (#6) is in the thought stage. We have our parameters and

are finding our painting to exchange (yes ... yikes) and clarifying

exactly what all the parameters consist of.

Thank you so much for reading, commenting and supporting working artists!

Wishing you all the very best of the new year,

staying safe and healthy and doing things you love.

🎨

Teri

TeriRobusStudio